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In the year 1999
677 Notable deaths
Alfredo Kraus
Spanish tenor (1927–1999).
Born November 24th, 1927 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died September 10th, 1999 at 71 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer).
Jaki Byard
American musician (1922-1999).
Born June 15th, 1922 in Worcester. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1999 at 76 years old in Boston. [ref]
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
American physicist.
Born May 5th, 1921 in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1999 at 77 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Christopher Cockerell
English engineer.
Born June 4th, 1910 in Cambridge.
Died June 1st, 1999 at 88 years old in Sutton Scotney.
Rafael Alberti
Spanish poet (1902–1999).
Born December 16th, 1902 in El Puerto de Santa María.
Died October 28th, 1999 at 96 years old in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz.
Mark Weiser
American computer scientist (1952-1999).
Born July 23rd, 1952 in Harvey.
Died April 27th, 1999 at 46 years old
Arthur Boyd
Australian painter (1920-1999).
Born July 24th, 1920 in Murrumbeena. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1999 at 78 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Henry Way Kendall
American particle physicist who won the nobel prize in physics.
Born December 9th, 1926 in Boston.
Died February 15th, 1999 at 72 years old in Wakulla County (drowning, asphyxia from cave diving).
Steve Chiasson
Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Born April 14th, 1967 in Barrie.
Died May 3rd, 1999 at 32 years old in Raleigh (traffic collision).
John Berry
American film director (1917-1999).
Born September 6th, 1917 in The Bronx.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
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